loose aggressive dog on walk, need help
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Comments (14)People are stupid. Hah! How's that for a nutshell response? Dogs bite and scuffle with other dogs and people all the time - every day. ALL dogs can bite and will probably bite another dog or a person in its lifetime. What part of this do people not understand? Yes, you have a nice dog - we all have nice dogs. No, your dog has never bitten anyone or another dog - YET. Please get a clue. If you are in any area where there are other dogs - whether its in your front yard or a public trail - keep your dogs under your control at all times. I've seen bites, scuffles and I've been at the vet when dogs came in bitten. And I've been at the "human" emergency room and seen a child come in screaming with dog bites. It happens every day and it's not just pit bulls and yadda-yadda. It's Fluffy and Rex down the street who felt threatened and bit. I have a tiny dachshund. He's very mellow and submissive. But if your bigger dog runs up to us off-leash and starts to sniff my tiny dog - he will bare his teeth and snap the air. "Keep away from me and my mom" is what he's saying. I've gotten control of those situations up to now. And the bigger dog owners always come up and say "oh, he won't bite." Lady, I'm worried about my little dog biting your dog as much as your dog biting mine. Don't you get it? Being a big dog doesn't prevent him from being bit by a smaller dog. DUH. I've had occasion on local trails where my husband had to hold a strange dog by the leash away from our dog, until the clueless owners came. "Oh, he's harmless." No, lady. Dogs are not harmless. They can and do harm - each other and people as well. It's the circumstance that may not have happened yet. But letting your dog run loose - you are asking for that circumstance to happen....See Morewas this dog aggressive or playful?
Comments (3)Sorry to hear your neighbors are unresponsive to your requests. That sucks. Well, no more MIster nice guy, calling the poud should be your first response now. NOTE - It is a misnomer that a dog with a wagging tail and its ears up is going to be friendly. This could just mean an excited state. Not good. Chasing means the dog sees the child as prey, teach your child to stand stock still when near an unfamilar dog, tell them not to scream as this will excited a dog and may trigger prey drive in it. Teach your kid to say in a deep voice - calmly, STOP, LEAVE IT, GO HOME, BAD DOG. Teach your kid to stay still. No running jumping or sudden movements. NO MOVEMENT and NO SOUND unless they feel confident to say go home or leave it. It is hard to determine if the dog was tryig to be friendly or not - you may want to make certain your kids are out in a buddy system from now on and please document each incident in case. Take a photo of the dog if you can to give to the animal control officer later. They need to know what to look for....See Morerestraint of aggressive dog/follow-up soluction
Comments (9)I took in a pitiful little shelter dog, a one-eye lhasa, who had also done the dog pound routine and was continually returned by prospective owners. He had been obviously abused, and I'll say at this point, he did find a forever home with us until he died of complications of advanced age. He was a terror however, when it came to messing with his grooming, and that included necessary nail care or even removing his fav sweather to wash when it became funky. I had an epiphany when I was bathing the poor little thing. He allowed me to do whatever needed done as long as he was in the tub standing in water. It dawned on me that at one time he had to have been somebody's beloved pet and explained why he loved the company of older men, was comfortable around canes yet terrified of brooms. At one time, he was regularly groomed. I had to bend over to groom him in the tub, because wouldn't you know it.......we had a sunken tub at the time. LOL. I had to comb him wet with a conditioner, hand trim him with scissors, and do his nail care .........in the tub. There are always quirks with dogs and they may never be understood by their humans, although it must make perfect canine sense to them. Bless their hearts. If you look hard enough, you can find a way to work around what needs to be done most times in a way not to contribute to the problem. It doesn't always come easy or instantly. I sympathise, John. Been in similar sitations but somewhere there was a trigger. Maybe a bad experience at a groomer, or a hidden fracture or torn nail. Hope it gets better for you....See MoreIs my dog aggressive or anti-social?
Comments (11)Yeah, there IS a better name... they're called "training collars"! and they're invaluable! Put it on correctly: with the dog in front of you the "noose" formed by threading the links through the rings should for a "P". And you use them with a "jerk/release", never a steady tension! I have the economy-size "jerk dog". He grows the "total Mohawk" and barks like a fool when we meet another dog. After the "big, macho" posture it's the play bow... but at 100 lbs. most people are freaked right out. (imagine that!?) He's a shelter dog and we've done obedience classes (they're GREAT, GO!) but we have no dogs in our neighborhood and opportunities to "socialize" are non-exisitant. When we happen upon another dog I put mine in sit or down/stay. When the other ownr/dog is within earshot I wave and tell them to ignore the "tantrum" and tell them I have control of my dog. If Rex explodes I correct him and return him to the postion he was in before the tantrum. He's getting better, but it's still not easy. I've bet the farm on "consistency"... (when am I gonna see a pay off?) Hang in there!...See Moreadoiron
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